Martin McCann
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Martin McCann grew up with a brother and sister in the Divis Flats area of Falls Road in Belfast. In 2006 Lord Richard Attenborough cast McCann in his film after seeing him play Alex in a stage production of A Clockwork Orange. Attenborough called Spielberg and recommended McCann. He was invited to LA to audition for 'The Pacific' HBO miniseries, Attenborough sent along scenes from his film for Spielberg to view. McCann was cast in The Pacific as R.V. Burgin. In early 2010 he filmed in Belfast for the new music-comedy Killing Bono, a film about the life of one of Bono's classmates who tries to make it in the music business, only to have his failures and frustrations magnified by the continued rise U2. McCann plays the role of Bono. He has performed on stage in Ireland and on tour. In 2011 Martin won the Irish Film and Television Award for best male performance in a feature film, the nominees in the category were fellow northern Irish man Liam Neeson, Cillian Murphy and Colm Meaney. Martin has become Patron of the charity YouthAction Northern Ireland.
Known for
Credits
Clash of the Titans (2010)
as Phaedrus
The Informer (2019)
as Riley
Last Sentinel (2023)
as Baines
Closing the Ring (2007)
as Jimmy
'71 (2014)
as Paul Haggerty
Lost in London (2017)
as Paddy
X+Y (2015)
as Michael Ellis
Shadow Dancer (2012)
as Brendan
Calibre (2018)
as Marcus
The Survivalist (2015)
as The Survivalist
The Rezort (2015)
as Lewis Evans
Wolf (2021)
as Dr. Sullivan
My Name Is Emily (2016)
as Swimming Teacher
The Way of the Wind (—)
as Marcellus
Whole Lotta Sole (2011)
as Jimbo
My Boy Jack (2007)
as Bowe
Maze (2017)
as Oscar
Skintown (2026)
as Kyle Brown
Killing Bono (2011)
as Bono
Red Light (2017)
as Ben
Cry Rosa (2017)
as Mr. McNally
Jump (2012)
as Pearse Kelly
You Looking at Me? (2003)
as Martin
Stalker (2019)
as Simon
Property of the State (2016)
as Finbar
Lost Lives (2019)
as Self (voice)
Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne (2009)
as Occi
Father Father (2019)
Actor
Bobby Sands: 66 Days (2016)
as Bobby Sands (voice)
Here Before (2022)
as Chris
Justice Dot Net (2018)
as Jake De Long
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (2018)
as Paddy
Wildfire (2021)
as Sean
Magpie (2014)
as The Trickster
Just Johnny (2021)
as Dermot
Boogaloo and Graham (2014)
as Vater
The Fight (—)
as Edward
The Back of Beyond (2012)
as Gabriel
Hollow (2010)
as Marcus
Fractured City (2016)
Actor
Coward (2012)
as Andrew
Scapegoat (2009)
as Iain Hay Gordon